Shadows of Destiny

05 Coming Out ~Tamia~

Another month passed, and things got worse between Leo and me.

He never spent time with me anymore and seemed to have miraculously moved out of our bedroom.

I saw it all coming, yet it bothered me.

He took her along to functions he was invited to and told me to mind the pack.

I was working on my exit, so I kept telling myself it would only take a little longer.

I would often stare at my neck where his mark rested and want to clean it off.

I hated seeing it so much, I always covered the area.

My tears had run dry.

Some lunas reached out to me to sympathise with me, and others congratulated Amanda; she wasn’t named Luna yet, and I knew why.

Amanda was a medical doctor, and she wasn’t trained for battle.

Naming her Luna would mean she would have to take up all my responsibilities, including leading battles.

I guess her life was too important for that.

I planned on surprising Leo soon.

I was sitting in my office when Leo barged in and began to yell at me.

He was behaving like a madman.

He had never spoken to me in such a manner before.

People were around and had to excuse us, but he had already embarrassed me.

“What is the matter?” “Why did you send men after Amanda?” He asked me, and I frowned at him.

“Answer me!” he yelled, and I shook my head.

“I did not send anyone after Amanda,” I said, and he raised his hand to slap me but stopped and looked at his hand with disbelief.

He looked up at me with misty eyes.

He was ashamed of what he was about to do.

“I have a man in the cell that said you sent him to kill Amanda.

Why will you do that? It isn’t our fault that we are fated.

It isn’t my fault, Tamia.

Why couldn’t you just make it easy for all of us?” He said, and tears streamed down his eyes.

He sat on the chair in my office, bowed his head, and wept.

His words hurt me not because of the accusation but because he said it wasn’t his fault he had found his fate.

I sat down and stared at him numbly.

“I have made it easy, Leo,” I said.

“When last did you speak to me lovingly? When last did we go to a function together other than security meetings? When last did you spend time with me as your wife? When was the last time we slept on the same bed? When was the last time you made love to me?” I asked him, and he looked up at me with swollen eyes.

I knew he was conflicted, but I was the one hurting.

“We have barely spoken in two weeks, and you barge into my office to accuse me of sending goons after your mate.

You didn’t even bother to ask or investigate.” I said, and he looked ashamed.

“You said a prisoner in custody said I sent him to eliminate Amanda.

What proof does he have?” I asked Leo, and he was speechless.

“Anyway.

I didn’t do it.

Someone is trying to frame me, and you should be smart enough to know that I wouldn’t plan this because I never fail,” I said.

“Is that why you decided to go house hunting without telling me? I learnt of all your requests to neighbouring Alphas begging to let you own a property on their lands.

think I wouldn’t find out?” He asked me, sounding hurt, and I fought the urge to

am sure Amanda will like the

to moan louder than necessary when you two are together.” I said, and he

my wife and

allowed to leave,” He said,

that if they give you refuge,

a fated, but you are still

you go, Tamia,” He said with determination and a

it would have made my heart flutter, but that was

not feel the same way anymore,” I said, and my

will talk more

I am sorry I believed the

and I want you to accompany

know you are still my wife, and I love you dearly,”

was going to go

me an invite and promised to introduce me

both in the same situation, but that did not mean we

home,” he said

and Amanda was crying

her completely and

mine and Leo’s, but he wasn’t sleeping

my surprise, I found him

bother to ask him what the deal was with Amanda, and

the door behind me when I

want him coming

knob

be sleeping in my room tonight, which must have hurt her

no way he was just doing this to please me;

I Ignored him.

the bathroom and ensured that the lace fitted night dress I was wearing was

my wardrobe to have more sexually provocative outfits, and now I had make-up

the bathroom and went to

start locking the bathroom door?” he said, sitting at the foot of

home, you stylishly moved out of our

still our room, Tamia, and you are still my

am trying,” He said, sounding like a broken record, and

course,” I said, smiling, and he

kissed his mark on my

“Don’t force it, Leo.

it.” I said, and he sighed and ran his fingers through his

“You are so distant.

kissing his mark again, and I

because I complained,” I told him, and he sucked his

He teased, and I blocked all

it for you,” I told

Soon he gave up.

us make

and Max,” He said,

I will find my fated too, and we can have a fuck fest,” I said, and

I?” I pointed out the selfishness of the matter,

want to tell me?” I asked him, knowing he had come

Alpha

to come with me, but Amanda was hoping she would go,” he said,

on sitting it out,

just for you and your

on honouring it.” I told him, and his

changed my mind about taking you there because I do not want you

many times and has a

will weaken Kyle; I am sure he would have done it in a

have just as

both of you doing the same thing must have made you accept

miserable, and she chose to do

nothing wrong with

Linda tries to find love and affection

not shame her for it.” I said,

He looked bewildered.

plan on following in her footstep,

I won’t share.

refuse to share,” he

have to,” I said, pointing out the

wore my robe and went to

like a baby, that she will be going to the dinner party with you, and you do not have to sleep with me as compensation,” I said and went

frozen, and I

pointed at